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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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